Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression

Part of paid clinical trials in Kahului, Hawaii.

Sponsor
Sha Research Foundation
Study ID
NCT06934330
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Unipolar Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
19 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love) — BEHAVIORAL
    During mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love), participants will repeatedly trace the lines of calligraphy with fingers while listening to, singing, or chanting with Tao Song. This enables them to achieve deep concentration, while maintaining fully alert state. The practice can be done in sitting or standing, depending on the health status and age and will last 30 minutes and is done daily for six weeks.
  • Drinking Energized water — OTHER
    Participants will drink energized water from a bottle that received subtle energy transmission. They will replenish water daily and activate the transmission in the bottle to energize the water. Participants will drink about 1 litre of energized water a day for six weeks.

Study Details

The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness and Energized water Practice works to improve Unipolar Depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the subjective symptoms of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the clinical symptoms and signs of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Will any improvement in the John Ware's SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 and in the Beckman Anxiety Inventory (BAI) -21 in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness and energized water practices to their values at six weeks of practice and control groups. Participants will: * be randomized into practice and control groups * complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point, and at the 12-weeks time point * practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy for a minimum of thirty minutes daily and energized water practice for a minimum of five minutes daily.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 10, 2022
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2026
Completion
Jan 10, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Practice Group
    The Practice group will start practices at baseline zero time point and will stop practices after six weeks at 6-weeks time point. Participants in the Practice group will practice Mindfulness practice with Calligraphy at least 30 minutes daily and drink about 1 litre of Energized water daily for six weeks. All participants in the Practice group will complete the set of all three questionnaires upon entry into the study - at the baseline zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point and at the 12-weeks time point.
  • No Intervention: Control Group
    The Control group will crossover to become Practice group at the 6-weeks time point. Participants will start practices at the 6-weeks time point and will stop practices after six weeks at 12-weeks time point. All participants in Control Group will complete the set of all three questionnaires upon entry into the study at Baseline time point; at 6-weeks time point and at 12-weeks time point.

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean Change from Baseline in Quality of Life Scores on 36-item short-form Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36) at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: From start of Mindfulness practices with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love) and drinking energized water to end of practices at 6 weeks. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Satori Family Wellness CenterKahuluiHawaii96732
Laurie Omuro-Yamamoto, PhD
[email protected]
808-205-6637
Anette Omuro
[email protected]
(808) 281-2225
Laurie Omuro-Yamamoto, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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